Annotated proofs and press cuttings of the following articles by WSC: "Mankind is Confronted by One Supreme Task" on the need to control scientific progress; "A Federation for Peace is the Hope of the World" on the impersonality of modern war and the need for a strong League of Nations.Also includes: annotated proofs from "Thoughts and Adventures".

Proofs and notes for the following articles by WSC: "The Truth About Myself"; "Queen of the Seas" on RMS Queen Mary; "The Tragic Story of Parnell" on Charles Parnell.Also includes: a copy of the Strand Magazine; a note from Shane Leslie on his research on Parnell.

Annotated proofs and press cuttings of the following articles by WSC: "How the Jews Can Combat Persecution" on the separateness of the Jews, prejudice against them, and their need to combat this with greater openness; "King George VI" marking the coronation of George VI.

Correspondents include: Edward Martell, Director of Burke Publishing Company Limited on WSC's foreword to the dictionary (6).Also includes: a draft list of the dictionary's contents; a carbon copy of WSC's foreword.

Correspondents include: Brendan Bracken (3); and Nicholl Manisty [lawyer for WSC] (28).Includes: correspondence regarding world serialisation rights for WSC's "The Eastern Front" including a legal dispute with London General Press.

Correspondence with representatives of Curtis Brown Limited concerning: negotiations with Charles Scribner on the publication of an American edition; negotiations with Thornton Butterworth Limited; world-wide serialisation of the books; contracts; financial agreements on advances and commission to be paid to WSC; and sales figures for "The Aftermath".Includes material on the disruption caused by the General Strike.

Correspondence with representatives of several organisations about Volume 3 of "The World Crisis" including: Lloyds Bank on financial terms; Butler and Tanner on preparation of proofs; Charles Scribner's Sons on the publication of an American edition and Geoffrey Dawson, editor of the Times, on serialisation of sections of the book.Includes agreements relating to a guarantee from WSC to write the book and to its publication.

Correspondence with representatives of Thornton Butterworth Ltd concerning: the receipt and preparation of proofs, forecast of demand for the book, preparation of graphs and maps, the serialisation of the book in the Times and the possibility of Butterworths publishing the memoirs of 1st Lord D'Abernon [earlier Sir Edgar Vincent].Includes an agreement between WSC and Butterworths about commissioning the work, publication rights and royalties.

Includes correspondence with representatives of Thornton Butterworth Limited concerning: the publication date of the book; sales figures; bills to WSC for costs incurred; receipt and preparation of proofs; WSC's progress in writing the book; the world-wide serialisation of the book and its serialisation in the Times; and publication of a volume of WSC's speeches.Includes an agreement between WSC and Butterworths about commissioning the work, publication rights and royalties.

Correspondence between WSC and representatives of Butler and Tanner Limited on printing costs to be paid by WSC and the preparation and correction of proofs of various articles by WSC and "My Early Life".

Correspondence between WSC and representatives of Charles Scribner's Sons (including Charles Scribner) on various books including American editions of an abridged version of "The World Crisis", an additional volume of "The World Crisis" entitled "The Eastern Front" and "My Early Life" [published in the United States as "A Roving Commission"]. Includes agreements between WSC and Charles Scribner; financial terms, book sales and royalties due to WSC and discussion of publication dates.

Letters from Charles Scribner (18) on sales of "A Roving Commission" [the American edition of "My Early Life"] and the publication of American editions of an abridged version of "The World Crisis" and "The Unknown War". Includes statements of royalties due to WSC.

Correspondence between WSC and Charles Scribner about the publication of a new edition of "A Roving Commission" [the American edition of "My Early Life"] and an American edition of "Thoughts and Adventures" published as "Amid These Storms". Includes 20 letters from Scribner about publication dates, payment of royalties due to WSC and WSC's health.

Correspondence with representatives of Charles Scribner's Sons, including Charles Scribner himself (15), on the latter's visit to England and the publication of an American edition of Volume 1 of "Marlborough: His Life and Times" including discussion of the date of publication and royalty payments due to WSC.Includes copy of a letter from WSC to Bernard Baruch.

Correspondence with representatives of Curtis Brown Limited on subjects including: the sale of world-wide serial rights to Volume 3 of "The World Crisis" and other publications by WSC; payments from Thornton Butterworths Limited to WSC for royalties for Volume 3 of "The World Crisis"; discussion of WSC's agreement with Butterworths and his objections to their charges; and an advance from Charles Scribner for the American edition of Volume 3 of "The World Crisis".

Letters from Curtis Brown (12), Nancy Pearn (37) and Stella Downie (10) on negotiations concerning articles by WSC. Includes statements of amounts due to WSC for fees, royalties and foreign serial rights.Includes a cutting of an article by Andre Seigfried on "The insular attitude" about Great Britain.

Correspondence with various representatives of Curtis Brown including Raymond Everitt (4) and Nancy Pearn (31) concerning commissions for articles by WSC, sales of serial rights in his work, statements of royalties due to WSC and difficulties caused by WSC's ill health.

Correspondence with representatives of Curtis Brown, including Nancy Pearn (37) and Curtis Brown, about WSC's articles for various publications and the negotiation of fees.Includes statements of payments due to WSC for royalties and sales of serial rights.

Correspondence between WSC and George Harrap on WSC's progress with "Marlborough: His Life and Times" including the dispatch and correction of proofs and costs for the transcription of letters held in the Henry E Huntington Library [United States].Includes 12 letters from Harrap himself and includes material on WSC's poor health and his visits to various battlefields related to the military career of John, 1st Duke of Marlborough, including Malplaquet [France].

The file concerns the commissioning of articles on various subjects written by WSC and includes agreement terms, details of fees due to WSC, his progress with the articles, sale of serial rights.Includes WSC's notes for an article about unemployment and the dole.

Includes correspondence with representatives of Curtis Brown Limited on various subjects including: sales of "My Early Life and royalties due to WSC; commissions and agreements relating to various articles by WSC in John Bull, the Daily Telegraph, Collier's Magazine and the Strand Magazine; and sales of world-wide rights. Includes correspondence with George Lorimer of the Saturday Evening Post about confusion over an agreement with WSC.

Includes correspondence with representatives of Thornton Butterworth Limited including Thornton Butterworth on various subjects including: sales of "My Early Life and "The World Crisis" and royalties due to WSC, production of an abridged version of "The World Crisis" and WSC's intention to write a political history entitled "The Great Free Trade Split".